The Stealth Health Cook

Ingredients

Topping:
• 1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans (or walnuts)
• 2 TBSP Maple Syrup
• 1 TSP Cinnamon

• 2 Cups Demerara Sugar (or 1 Cup Sugar and 1 Cup Coconut Sugar)
• 3 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 Cup White Flour
• 2 TSP Baking Soda
• 1 TSP Salt
• 1/2 Cup Grapeseed Oil
• 4 Eggs
• 2 Cups Unsweetened Apple Sauce
• 1 1/4 Cup Coconut Milk (may say coconut cream on the can)
• 1/4 Cup Water
• 3 Large Apples Diced (wash the apple well and leave the skin on) - Granny Smith, Cortland, Rome... All Kinds that are good for baking- not ones like Delicious
• 1 TBSP Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 TSP Ground Cardamom
• 1/4 TSP Ground Cloves
• 1/4 TSP Ground Ginger
• 1/8 TSP Ground Nutmeg
• Oil Spray
• Sturdy deep muffin cups

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Prepare two large bowls, one small bowl and one medium bowl
• In the small bowl combine the pecans, maple syrup and 1 Tsp cinnamon - set aside (This will be the topping before putting muffins in the oven.
• In a large bowl combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda and salt.
• In another large bowl combine: eggs, apple sauce
• In the medium bowl: combine the coconut milk with the water
• Now, alternate combining and whisking gently by adding to the flour bowl -the egg apple sauce mixture with the coconut milk mixture. Mix till just mixed. Do not overmix.
• Prepare about 24 sturdy deep muffin cups. Spray with oil.
• In a deep muffin tin or sturdy deep muffin cups, pour about 3 Tablespoons of the muffin batter
• in each cup.
• Top each muffin with the pecan/cinnamon mixture.
• Place all the muffin cups on a tray and place in the preheated oven.
• Bake for 30 to about 35 minutes depending on your oven.
• Important: Make sure the tops are nicely browned and a toothpick comes out clean. Since these are large muffins, take one out to test. Turn it over on a bowl to make sure it is fully bake